Altai Accentor

Prunella himalayana (Blyth, 1842)

15–16 cmLength26 gWeight

It has a gray head, a white throat with black spots on the sides, and two white wing patches.

Busiest months: May · Most records: India, Kazakhstan, Bhutan

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Head gray
Throat white with black spots on the sides
Wings rusty-brown with two white wing patches
Back chestnut-brown with dark streaks

Where and when it's recorded

Altai Accentor has been recorded at 35 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

PangotIndia218 records
Ile-Alatau NP – Kosmos StationKazakhstan77 records
ChelelaBhutan53 records

More places

Khukh lake NR, Gurvanbulag, Bayankhongor, MNMongolia44 records
Ile-Alatau NPKazakhstan40 records
Hike to Tiger's Nest MonasteryBhutan21 records
Ile-Alatau NP – Tien-Shan Astronomical ObservatoryKazakhstan20 records
Xiaodonggou Forest ParkChina14 records
Annapurna Conservation Area - Ghode Pani and PoonhillNepal12 records
3850 ) [Arabelskye syrty (3850 m)]Kyrgyzstan11 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India Kazakhstan Bhutan Mongolia China Nepal Kyrgyzstan

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana) is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It breeds in the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia; it winters in the southern Tian Shan and Himalayan ranges.

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Questions

How big is the Altai Accentor?

The Altai Accentor is about 15–16 cm long and weighs around 26 g.

Where does the Altai Accentor live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: eastern Kazakhstan and southern Russia to central Mongolia and northwestern China. It is most often recorded in India, Kazakhstan and Bhutan.